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adj. almost complete or partial: applied, for example, to surgical procedures (e.g. subtotal *thyroidectomy) or to occlusion (usually of an artery).
Cause-of-death ranking for adults is based on the List of 72 Selected Causes of Death, HIV Infection, and Alzheimer’s Disease. The List was adapted from one of the special lists for mortality tabulations recommended for use with the International Classification of Diseases, ninth revision. Two group titles – “Major cardiovascular diseases” and “Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions” – are not ranked based on the list of 72 selected causes. In addition, category titles that begin with the words “other” and “all other” are not ranked. The remaining category titles are ranked according to number of deaths to determine the leading causes of death. When one of the titles that represents a subtotal is ranked (for example, unintentional injuries), its component parts are not ranked (in this case, motor vehicle crashes and all other unintentional injuries).... cause-of-death ranking
n. a surgical operation in which the whole or a part of the stomach is removed. Total gastrectomy, in which the oesophagus is joined to the jejunum, is usually performed for stomach cancer but occasionally for the *Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. In partial (or subtotal) gastrectomy the upper part of the stomach is joined to the duodenum or small intestine (gastroenterostomy); this operation (with vagotomy) was the definitive treatment for refractory peptic ulcer before the advent of *antisecretory drugs. It is still performed in the treatment of gastric antral disease. After gastrectomy capacity for food is reduced, sometimes leading to weight loss. Other complications of gastrectomy include *dumping syndrome, ulceration at the anastomosis, anaemia, and *malabsorption.... gastrectomy
n. the surgical removal of the entire uterus through an incision in the abdominal wall (total abdominal hysterectomy, TAH), or through the vagina (vaginal hysterectomy), or by minimal access (laparoscopic abdominal hysterectomy, LAH). Subtotal hysterectomy (rarely performed now unless as a laparoscopic procedure) involves removing the body of the uterus but leaving the neck (cervix). Hysterectomy is performed for cancerous conditions affecting the uterus and for nonmalignant conditions (e.g. fibroids) in which there is excessive menstrual bleeding. Abdominal hysterectomy carries a higher risk of morbidity than vaginal hysterectomy; the latter is therefore the preferred route unless contraindicated. Laparoscopic hysterectomy is the recommended operation for *endometrial cancer.... hysterectomy
n. surgical removal of the pancreas. Total pancreatectomy (Whipple’s operation) involves excision of the entire gland and part of the duodenum. In subtotal pancreatectomy most of the gland is removed, usually leaving a small part close to the duodenum. In partial pancreatectomy only a portion of the gland is removed. Such operations are performed to remove tumours or tissue damaged by chronic or relapsing *pancreatitis. After total or subtotal pancreatectomy it is necessary to administer pancreatic enzymes with food to aid its digestion and insulin injections to replace that normally secreted by the gland.... pancreatectomy
n. surgical removal of the thyroid gland. In partial thyroidectomy, only the diseased part of the gland is removed (e.g. one lobe); in subtotal thyroidectomy, a method of treating *thyrotoxicosis due to Graves’ disease, the surgeon removes approximately 90% of the gland.... thyroidectomy
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